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5:25 PM ET, January 22, 2026

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Substack launches its Substack TV app for Apple TV and Google TV in beta for free and paid subscribers, with access matched to their current subscription levels  —  Today we're launching the Substack TV app for Apple TV and Google TV.  Substack is the home for the best longform …
Deadline:
A breakdown of 2026 Oscars nominations by movie and studio: WBD leads with 30 nominations, tying its own record, Neon gets 18, Netflix earns 16, Apple gets 6  —  Sinners is up for Best Picture, Actor Michael B. Jordan, Supporting Actress Wunmi Mosaku, Supporting Actor Delroy Lindo …
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Clayton Davis / Variety:
Ryan Coogler's Sinners breaks the Academy Awards' nomination record with 16 nominations, surpassing the previous record of 14, held by three films
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
British podcasters like Steven Bartlett of The Diary of a CEO are adopting various strategies, including moving to the US, to break into the larger US market  —  Most of the top podcasts in the UK have yet to hit the same levels of popularity in the US  —  Welcome back to Soundbite.
Bloomberg:
Sources: Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos and WBD Chief Strategy Officer Bruce Campbell plan to testify in February at a US Senate committee hearing on the WBD sale  —  Netflix Inc. co-Chief Executive Officer Ted Sarandos is planning to testify in February at a US Senate committee hearing looking …
Discussion: The Wrap, Reuters, Variety and Telecompaper
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Filing: Paramount extends the deadline for WBD shareholders to vote on its $30-per-share offer to February 20  —  Paramount has extended the deadline for Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders to throw their support behind the company's hostile takeover bid.  —  The initial deadline of Wednesday has now been pushed to February 20.
Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
Q&A with Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters on Netflix's stock roller coaster, viewer engagement, ads, the WBD acquisition, regulation, competition, Hollywood, and more  —  This week's Stratechery Interview is with Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters.  Peters became co-CEO of Netflix in 2023 …
Discussion: Marketing Brew
Tom Jones / Poynter:
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt denied that Trump mixed up Iceland and Greenland in his WEF speech, despite video evidence  —  During a speech, Trump repeatedly referred to Iceland while talking about Greenland.  Then the press secretary denied what the video plainly shows.
Liz Hoffman / Semafor:
Sources: the US and China approve a deal to sell TikTok's US business to a group of mostly US investors led by Oracle and Silverlake, set to close this week  —  The US and China have signed off on a deal to sell TikTok's US business to a consortium of mostly US investors led by Oracle and Silver Lake …
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter:
Bari Weiss says she's stepping away from her podcast for a “few short months”, citing her “huge responsibility” and opportunity at CBS News  —  Bari Weiss says she's stepping away from her podcast for a “few short months.” Gives no specific reason, but mentions her “huge responsibility” and opportunity at CBS News
Discussion: Raw Story and The Free Press
Alisa Vasquez / Politico:
Politico names Tessa Berenson Rogers as Politico Magazine's editor and Giuseppe Macri as Playbook editor  —  Announcement from Senior Executive Editor Alex Burns, Deputy Executive Editor Julia Marsh, States Editorial Director Ryan Hutchins, and California Editorial Director Christopher Cadelago:
Discussion: Talking Biz News
Hannah Rabinowitz / CNN:
Source: a federal judge rejected the US DOJ's initial attempt to charge Don Lemon for appearing alongside protesters that interrupted a Minnesota church service  —  A federal magistrate judge rejected the Justice Department's initial attempt to bring charges against journalist Don Lemon …
 
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An Israeli strike killed three journalists in Gaza, one of whom freelanced for AFP and CBS; Israel says it targeted operators of a drone affiliated with Hamas
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Unsealed docs: Spotify and labels sued Anna's Archive over plans to release scraped Spotify data; US court grants a temporary order taking down some domains
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YouTube CEO Neal Mohan says creators will be able to generate Shorts using their own AI likenesses starting in 2026
 

 
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Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Intel reports Q4 revenue down 4% YoY to $13.7B, vs. $13.4B est., a $600M net loss, up from $100M in Q4 2024, Q1 guidance below est.; INTC drops 11%+ after hours

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple expanded the job of hardware chief John Ternus to manage design teams at the end of 2025, solidifying his status as a leading CEO candidate

The Information:
A look at Craig Federighi's approach to AI at Apple; sources say he led a push to use other companies' models to help launch a revamped Siri later in 2026
 
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